**THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE • OPRAH'S #1 MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 • A luminous memoir in essays from the Pulitzer Prize–winning writer, who reflects on her origins and the mysteries of memory.“A brilliant, wide-ranging book, nostalgic and tough-minded at the same time. Like Willa Cather and Stephen Crane, Jayne Anne Phillips writes prose that reads like plainspoken poetry, full of startling and vivid images that bring a vanished world back to life...

Hill Towns is a classic novel of remarkable emotional power, insight, and sensitivity from Anne Rivers Siddons, whose books live on the New York Times bestseller list and in the hearts of millions of her adoring fans. One of the acknowledged masters of contemporary Southern fiction—the author of such phenomenally popular works as Nora, Nora; Outer Banks, Islands; and Sweetwater Creek—Siddons carries the reader from the mountains of Tennessee to the breat...

A luminous memoir by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jayne Anne PhillipsJayne Anne Phillips grew up in the small town of Buckhannon, West Virginia. The distinctly American landscape of Appalachia - dense with forests and small churches, rich in history and misunderstandings - has been the great setting for her fiction, even as she and her boundless imagination have travelled to other times and places.In Small Town Girls, Phillips recreates the plac...

I finally got Shelby back into my life and I'll be damned if I lose her again.I'll find a way to make everyone happy...I have to.ShelbyI thought I was getting stronger, but now, I'm not so sure. Tamara is back in Miles' life and I want to say that it doesn't affect us--that he loves me and that is all that should matter--but every time I see Belle, I see myself. I would give anything to change the circumstance of my chi...

I never moved on. I tried, but I couldn’t. I will spend my entire life loving her even if she’s determined to leave me.She’s Juliet and I’m Romeo.ClaireJust when things between mom and I seem to be getting better, Rose has a scare that lands her in the hospital. Mom discovers that I’ve been keeping Carmel a secret from her and tells me that we’re not welcome at Apple Blossom B&B.So I pack up my bags...

I wanted Ella to be mine but I screwed it up. Not only did I lose my chance with her, but I also lost my best friend.EllaI wanted Asher and I to move past his confession. We’ve been friends for so long, we can get over anything, right?Wrong.Not only has our relationship fundamentally changed, but he disappears for a month and comes back to Harmony, engaged. Apparently, he rekindled his relationship with his high school girlfriend.

***A USA Today Bestselling Book!***★★★★★"A beautiful story of brokenness, forgiveness, and second chances." -- ReviewerIf my mother thought that restoring the run down family inn would break me, she was wrong.The hardest part of falling in love with the small town of Magnolia and my grumpy handyman is knowing at some point, I'm going to have to sell the inn and leave.MaggieMy ex-husband left me for my best...

★★★★★ "I love everything about this series, the town, the newly discovered love, but mostly the new and enduring friendships." --ReviewerI thought when Craig walked out on me, that was it. I was never going to find love again… I was wrong.Welcome to MagnoliaShariI have discovered that being a single mom is one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. With my job, strained relationship with Tag, and trying to keep my household from fal...

I’m not good, I know this. I’m the reason my sister in law is a widow and my nephew has no father. This is why Abigail and I can’t be together.This is why I must stay away.AbigailIt’s time to move on. Bash is in New York to reclaim his life as the son to a multi-billionaire and I’m in Harmony, trying to forget him. That’s why I agree to make things work with Anders. Sure, he hasn’t been the best boyfriend, but he’s here and...

★★★★★ "A powerful story about love, strength, family, and friendship." -- ReviewerI’m ready to start living for me. I wasn’t ready to face my past...I wasn’t ready to face him.ClementineI’m just attempting to adjust to my new normal. With Archer moved out and Dad gone, I’ve never been this alone or this lost. On the spur of the moment, I decide to put in a bid on a vacant space next to the hardware store with the i...

★★★★★ "I’ve binged it in a day, I love these characters, I love their dynamics, I love the mysteriousness of their background and everything in between. I’ve fallen hard for these characters!" --Reviewer★★★★★ "Each time I assumed the book would be predictable, a twist popped up and kept me hooked. A great addition to the small town trope." --Reviewer★★★★★ "Love this story so much it is beautiful written!" --ReviewerIt's the moment that Harmony Island has bee...

Welcome to the coziest house on the block—where misfits become family, magic lingers in the walls, and healing comes in the most unexpected forms.Iris Collins doesn't believe in plans. As a self-declared chaos bunny with a track record of unfinished dreams, she's never been the reliable one in the family. But when she inherits a quaint purple Victorian in the quirky town of St. Claire, she seizes the chance to start over—on her terms.Her grand idea? Turn th...